Paladin 3,305 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) Played High School ball at Bessemer City Edited June 6, 2021 by Paladin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,660 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Wherever he goes he's believed to be making the decision soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin 3,305 Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Just now, Zeek said: Wherever he goes he's believed to be making the decision soon KN has a crystal ball in for Auburn. Confidence level of 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) Starting too get a bit worried we're going too hard too fast, trying to fix everything ASAP...at the sacrifice of the 22 class. We can use '22 spots for really good kids next December too. IDK Do we really need another S right now? Is he that good? I guess the coaches think so Edited June 2, 2021 by W.E.D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,660 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 When Keith starts talking like this we almost always end up getting the guy. Would bet the farm he's ours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowebb11 9,424 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, W.E.D said: Starting too get a bit worried we're going too hard too fast, trying to fix everything ASAP...at the sacrifice of the 22 class. We can use '22 spots for really good kids next December too. IDK Do we really need another S right now? Is he that good? I guess the coaches think so You have to keep in mind that in Harsin, Mason, and Bobo you have 3 head coaches and some other guys like Friend who have extensive SEC experience. That’s a ton of roster management experience. And they’re going heavy on guys with 3-4 years of eligibility left. In my humble opinion, they’ve already exceeded expectations in the area of strategic planning versus the previous staff. I like the approach we are taking. Edited June 2, 2021 by Gowebb11 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 9 minutes ago, Gowebb11 said: You have to keep in mind that in Harsin, Graves, and Bobo you have 3 head coaches and some other guys like Friend who have extensive SEC experience. That’s a ton of roster management experience. And they’re going heavy on guys with 3-4 years of eligibility left. In my humble opinion, they’ve already exceeded expectations in the area of strategic planning versus the previous staff. I like the approach we are taking. Anything is better than the old staff. I agree with a lot of what they've done so far. But now we're 2-3 spots short in '22 (Finely/RB/OL from Ole Miss). And there are rumored to be more to come. Another OT, WR, and this DB? So we now at 19 or 20 for the 22 class. That's HS kids AND transfers after next season. No more counting kids forward. These aren't one year guys taking a spot, so I see the advantage of using a '22 spot for a kid that will help this year. One in the hand is better than two in the bush? In years past coaches that went hard in JUCO early on seemed to struggle. This is a little bit different b/c they are 4 year kids, but they also need to be upper level contributors vs just guys. If they are the later I'd prefer to stick with HS kids of save spots for transfers. I like Finley. Kind meh on the RB/OL we took. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AUinfusion 390 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 It’s starting to feel like our priority in recruiting at this moment is “kids who went to high school in Alabama”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abw0004 10,134 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 I get a little ancy with JUCO DB's. I am trying to think of the last JUCO DB that was able to contribute. Demond Washington is the last JUCO DB I can think of that panned out for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 20 minutes ago, abw0004 said: I get a little ancy with JUCO DB's. I am trying to think of the last JUCO DB that was able to contribute. Demond Washington is the last JUCO DB I can think of that panned out for us. David Irons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUApostle 7,663 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, abw0004 said: I get a little ancy with JUCO DB's. I am trying to think of the last JUCO DB that was able to contribute. Demond Washington is the last JUCO DB I can think of that panned out for us. Jonathan Wilhite Definitely gotta go back a ways to the Tuberville /early Chiz years for these guys. Edited June 2, 2021 by AUDevil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 12 hours ago, Gowebb11 said: And they’re going heavy on guys with 3-4 years of eligibility left. This is the key right here. They have to account for the purge this offseason and the massive number of guys who will graduate and/or enter the draft after this season. Plus they likely know that one or two more guys will be "processing". Sammons just announced and Askew is rumored,. for example. We're building the '22 class now with extra early enrollees. These guys are going to be far ahead of where most high school kids in the '22 class will be next fall, and likely without losing anything more than a redshirt year. It's not ideal but it's a fantastic approach to the hand Harsin was dealt. It will level off eventually. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU80cruiser 1,102 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 I think we're so far behind recruiting high school for 2022 that we're going to continue taking transfers that count for that class. It will be 2023 before we sign a top ten class again IMO. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,580 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 2 hours ago, McLoofus said: This is the key right here. They have to account for the purge this offseason and the massive number of guys who will graduate and/or enter the draft after this season. Plus they likely know that one or two more guys will be "processing". Sammons just announced and Askew is rumored,. for example. We're building the '22 class now with extra early enrollees. These guys are going to be far ahead of where most high school kids in the '22 class will be next fall, and likely without losing anything more than a redshirt year. It's not ideal but it's a fantastic approach to the hand Harsin was dealt. It will level off eventually. To add a little to this, the '22 HS class will be small enough to be "exclusive", very similar to what Clemson was able to accomplish in the early Dabo years. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,320 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 On 6/2/2021 at 10:21 AM, AU80cruiser said: I think we're so far behind recruiting high school for 2022 that we're going to continue taking transfers that count for that class. On 6/2/2021 at 12:43 PM, bigbird said: To add a little to this, the '22 HS class will be small enough to be "exclusive", very similar to what Clemson was able to accomplish in the early Dabo years. Yep, both of these right here. Have to make up ground somewhere and 22 class will be the epitome of SELECTIVE. However I trust these guys, the plan has been sound from the beginning. Can't wait to watch it unfold on the field. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,401 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 On 6/1/2021 at 8:34 PM, W.E.D said: But now we're 2-3 spots short in '22 (Finely/RB/OL from Ole Miss). What's this about an OL from Ole Miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, Rednilla said: What's this about an OL from Ole Miss? The OL from Ole Miss. A tackle. He's maybe/maybe not on scholarship? Some confusion (at least from me) about the PWO. he was named as one, so was the CMU RB. But then the CMU RB is on scholarship. Maybe the Ole Miss kid isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin 3,305 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 33 minutes ago, Rednilla said: What's this about an OL from Ole Miss? Brady Ward Played at St Paul's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,401 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Paladin said: Brady Ward Played at St Paul's. Where does information that we're looking at him possibly transferring in come from? Not doubting you, but there's no mention of it in that thread, and I've not seen a hint of it elsewhere. Would be great to pick up an OT with 4 years of eligibility left, as long as the coaches think he's worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin 3,305 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Rednilla said: Where does information that we're looking at him possibly transferring in come from? Not doubting you, but there's no mention of it in that thread, and I've not seen a hint of it elsewhere. Would be great to pick up an OT with 4 years of eligibility left, as long as the coaches think he's worthy. I've not seen anything official, just a lot of chatter Can't vouch for their reliability or legitimacy Edited June 4, 2021 by Paladin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zeek 16,660 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 POW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zeek 16,660 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, Sizzle said: I'm height biased so I love this addition of a 6'3" corner with 4 years to still play and we screwed Tennessee in the process even better. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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